Obituary for Kim Edgar Taylor
Kim Edgar Taylor, 83, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Services will be scheduled at a later date.
Kim was born February 8, 1939 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Hugh and Roma Taylor. During his childhood, he lived in many U.S. states and Canada while his father was a backhoe operator on cross-country pipelines. They returned to Arkansas often to be with family and eventually attended Pine Bluff High School where he became devoted to band, classical music, and especially bass trombone. This led to studying at Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and a job touring with the Boston Pops Orchestra under the baton of Arthur Fielder. Kim became interested in fencing at the Philadelphia YMCA where he met his wife to be, Audrey Moyer. After a two-year hitch in the U.S. Army, he tried to resume his studies in Philadelphia. In 1966, he became part of a brass quintet under a federal program bringing music to schools around Ft. Worth, Texas.
In 1969, he and Audrey moved to Canyon, Texas to complete his college at WTSU, and he played in the Amarillo Symphony for a number of years as well as performing and teaching jobs. While finishing his degree in history, he became the first educational director at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.
For close to fifty years, Kim served in the Canyon Rotary Club. He also belonged to Panhandle Archeological Club and Pioneer Gun Collectors Club for many years. Kim owned and operated a retail business for over twenty years.
Kim was preceded in death by his parents, Roma and Hugh Taylor, and a brother, Robert Kent Taylor.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey Taylor, several nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to the Rotary Foundation @ rotary.org or to a favorite charity.
Kim was born February 8, 1939 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas to Hugh and Roma Taylor. During his childhood, he lived in many U.S. states and Canada while his father was a backhoe operator on cross-country pipelines. They returned to Arkansas often to be with family and eventually attended Pine Bluff High School where he became devoted to band, classical music, and especially bass trombone. This led to studying at Philadelphia Conservatory of Music and a job touring with the Boston Pops Orchestra under the baton of Arthur Fielder. Kim became interested in fencing at the Philadelphia YMCA where he met his wife to be, Audrey Moyer. After a two-year hitch in the U.S. Army, he tried to resume his studies in Philadelphia. In 1966, he became part of a brass quintet under a federal program bringing music to schools around Ft. Worth, Texas.
In 1969, he and Audrey moved to Canyon, Texas to complete his college at WTSU, and he played in the Amarillo Symphony for a number of years as well as performing and teaching jobs. While finishing his degree in history, he became the first educational director at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum.
For close to fifty years, Kim served in the Canyon Rotary Club. He also belonged to Panhandle Archeological Club and Pioneer Gun Collectors Club for many years. Kim owned and operated a retail business for over twenty years.
Kim was preceded in death by his parents, Roma and Hugh Taylor, and a brother, Robert Kent Taylor.
Survivors include his wife, Audrey Taylor, several nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to the Rotary Foundation @ rotary.org or to a favorite charity.